Bakery Owner Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge

A New Britain bakery owner failed to pay more than $240,000 in taxes, officials said

NEW HAVEN — The operator of a New Britain bakery pleaded guilty to failing to pay more than $240,000 in federal taxes over the course of several years, officials said.

Marian Kobryn, 63, of Farmington, operates Kasia's Bakery with his wife, federal prosecutors said. He was charged with making a false statement on a federal tax return.

Between 2010 and 2013, Kobryn took $730,860 in cash the business received from costumers and put it into his wife's and his personal accounts, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

He attempted to conceal this by traveling to different branches of Farmington Bank to make deposits under $10,000, according to federal prosecutors. In making these deposits, he did not have to submit to bank currency transaction reporting requirements.

He faces up to three years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 25.